End of the Road

ON April 21st, the B'haven will set sail on a new adventure with new owners. We hope they treat her well as she is a good boat and deserves the best. We wish you the best of luck and many safe and enjoyable sails.

The B'haven racing team hit the water last night with a new crew member. The winds were very light and variable but if you were able to find a lane of wind, you found yourself sailing at 3 to 4 knots and if you didn't, well then it was Miller Time! We ran a good race but finished at the back of the pack. We tried to outsmart the fleet and go where we thought there would be wind and well, made the wrong choice. You win some and you lose some. Anyway, it was a good night on the lake and we had a great time.

MAST Racing July 2, 2010

Another wild and windy race on Lake Michigan as this has been a good year so far for exciting races. This was the Moonlight triangle, a distance race to the South Shore Bell Buoy, the Milwaukee Yacht Club mark and back to the start at the Main Gap, about 10 miles as the crow flies. The winds were in the low to mid 20's with waves at 1 to 3 feet. We again had a light crew and were required to reef the sails which greatly affects our pointing ability but we ran a good race, shook out the reef on the downwind run and had a great close reach to the finish. Crew was a bit sore, wet and tired after the race but we had a great time! Keep in touch as the season progresses.

The B'haven team had a good race last night (6/11) and placed well into the pack and finished even before some of the Grand Prix boats crossed. Winds were in the 15 to 16 knot range which is prime for our boat and waves were in the two foot range which did make it a bit interesting. The race ended up being a drag race on beam and close reach due to the Air Show restrictions but the boat performed well. We also had a prime viewing spot of the Navy's F22 Raptor demonstration on our way in and that was way too cool!

On June 4th we finally made it out to the racecourse (to the SS Bell Buoy and back) for the our first race of the season. The seas were 1 to 2 foot with winds steady in the upper teens and gusting to 22 mph. We had to reef the main and the head sail to control the boat and had a decent start but things went downhill after that! Just after the start the winds died down to the low teens and we were able to keep up with the fleet with shortened sails but soon knew we would have to shake out the reef. We bit the bullet to readjust the sails and fell far enough back that we could not recover. We finished the race second last but had a great time anyway. Better luck next week.

2010 season

We just finished putting a new coat of wax on the hull and installed the batteries, the B'haven is ready for launch on April 30th. Looking forward to a great sailing/racing season with our returning and new crew members! Warmer weather is on its way..............

Happy St. Patrick's Day to all my engineering buddies out there. Have a great day and be safe!